Next CGPC Meeting

The next Parish Council Meeting will be held in the Willoughby Memorial Gallery on
Wednesday 8^th April 2026 at 7.30pm

The Meeting will begin with a fifteen-minute Open Forum which all residents are invited to attend.

Agenda

1.      Apologies for absence and reasons given.

2.      District and County Councillors’ Reports – for information only.
Chairman’s update.

3.      Draft Minutes of the meeting of the Council held on Wed 11^th Mar 2025 to be approved as the minutes.

4.      To receive any declarations of interest in accordance with the requirements of the Localism Act 2011, and to consider any requests for dispensations in respect of DPI’s.

5.      Review of Actions Log.

6.     Clerk’s & Chairman’s reports on matters outstanding:

01 Neighbourhood Planning, Local Plan & Conservation area – update
02 S106 funds from new developments – update
03 Issues associated with the new housing estates – update

04 Highways feedback – update
05 Consider any action needed regarding assets, including trees

7.     Matters to be resolved:

06 Laxton Lane, consider actions needed

07 Consider action relating to bulb-planted verge damage opposite Church Street Rooms / Exton Cottage,     Church Street caused by parking
08 Consider the need to maintain the Beacon

8.      Reports from:      

Planning: to consider planning applications received prior to & after publication of the agenda:
S22/0731 Allison Homes / S21/1841 David Wilson Homes / S22/1808 Nott’m Housing Assoc’n

S26/0226 Mr Leete – Porch – 8 High St
Muller proposed development

Greens Working Group:
09 Consider report of playground inspection & agree action/s

9.     Payments and Accounts:

       (i) Bank balances
(ii) Invoices for payment – to approve payments to be made on the list attached

10.  Matters to be further discussed at the meeting:

10 Approve budget for ‘No Parking / Access’ notices for The Green
11 Road Safety – consider a resident’s concerns re road safety on the High St

12 Discuss the filling of a casual vacancy for a Cllr
13 Agree siting of bin for storage of sand / sandbags

14 Appointment of internal auditor
15 Agree amount to be transferred to High Interest account

11.  To confirm date of the next meeting, currently scheduled for Wednesday 13^th May 2026 at 8.00pm (or following the conclusion of the preceding meeting) in the Willoughby Gallery, Corby Glen.

Opening current account balance from 1^st Mar 2026

£4,603.02

Income received on bank statement 1 Mar – 31 Mar 2026

Invoices cleared on bank statement 1 Mar – 31 Mar 2026
SS. Woodman – clerk’s wages
S. Woodman – clerk’s expenses
HMRC – clerk’s PAYE
CDPC – Community cleaner
M Sanderson – Web site maintenance
Malc Firth – Grass Cutting (Mar payment)
Community Group
Cllr Shepperson – Union Flag
Cllr Shepperson – Poppies
Cllr Shepperson – Litter Bin

£321.82
£26.00
£80.40
£196.28
£60.00
£273.40
£36.00
£42.46
£20.98
£212.24

Closing current account balance 31 Mar 2026

£3,333.44

Payments to be authorised/cleared:1 Apr – 30 Apr 2026
S. Woodman – clerk’s wages
S. Woodman – clerk’s expenses
HMRC – clerk’s PAYE
CDPC – Community cleaner
M Sanderson – Web site maintenance
Malc Firth – Grass Cutting (April payment)
OSS subscription

£321.82
£26.00
£80.40
£196.28
£60.00
£273.40
£45.00

Predicted current account balance on 31^st Mar 2026
(excluding all Funds)

£2,330.54
£2,182.58

Reserve Account
Previous Balance
Interest to date this period (3 months)
Transferred in this period
Transferred out this period
Current Balance

£15,320.63
£76.35
£0.00
£0.00
£15,396.98

Phone Box Area Fund (NISA)
Donation received + VAT Refunds
Previous costs
New costs
Remaining:

£791.79
£643.73
£0.00
£148.06